I mentioned what happenned to him back in January...he's in hospice care at the present time as well as being cared for by his family. He has daily dialysis and a severely damaged heart and liver. He's in pretty bad shape and he's not going to get any better

I must have missed this. It is truly sad. Regardless of how he got to this point, it is awful to read that he is in such dire health. Such a young fellow too; what a shame. It makes me very grateful for my good health at the ripe old age of 68....will be 69 this summer. I suppose there are always miracles, but hospice seems like the bitter end. My sister who was only 50 years old was in hospice for two weeks before she died of oat cell cancer which had riddled her body. My mother never made it to hospice before she died at 61 of emphysema related organ failure.

True...But don't we all. However, I believe DA was a troll that didn't understand he was a troll.

It is good to know you think he is not a troll any longer.

As far as I know, Derek is still alive, it is rather unkind to speak of the living as if they were no longer with us.

I looked up the term troll because I was only guessing at its definition. After reading the definition of an Internet troll, I question how Derek qualifies as being a troll. On the other hand, I can see where a lot of other people, including posters on Getbig, absolutely embody the definition of a troll.

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In Internet slang, a troll (pron.: /ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as a forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion. The noun troll may also refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted."

While the word troll and its associated verb trolling are associated with Internet discourse, media attention in recent years has made such labels subjective, with trolling describing intentionally provocative actions and harassment outside of an online context. For example, mass media has used troll to describe "a person who defaces Internet tribute sites with the aim of causing grief to families."

Everyone who lifts for reasons beyond health, i.e to bodybuild, are doing so to compensate for personal inadequacies and insecurities. Derek is clearly at the extreme end of this spectrum, he obviously has some deep seeded psychological issues and his only way of trying to deal with them is to portray himself as this uber Alpha, hard guy. It's sad that his inability to accept who he is drives him to continuous self destruction and a hugely shortened lifespan.

I mentioned what happenned to him back in January...he's in hospice care at the present time as well as being cared for by his family. He has daily dialysis and a severely damaged heart and liver. He's in pretty bad shape and he's not going to get any better

Everyone who lifts for reasons beyond health, i.e to bodybuild, are doing so to compensate for personal inadequacies and insecurities. Derek is clearly at the extreme end of this spectrum, he obviously has some deep seeded psychological issues and his only way of trying to deal with them is to portray himself as this uber Alpha, hard guy. It's sad that his inability to accept who he is drives him to continuous self destruction and a hugely shortened lifespan.

Very good post the is true, most bodybuilders have a poor self image and inadequacies in there lives which is the drive, then if successful in contests keep going up on the drugs which damages health. I had a friend on roids he developed a huge tumor on one lat like golf ball size lucky it got removed and is ok now just an example.

I must have missed this. It is truly sad. Regardless of how he got to this point, it is awful to read that he is in such dire health. Such a young fellow too; what a shame. It makes me very grateful for my good health at the ripe old age of 68....will be 69 this summer. I suppose there are always miracles, but hospice seems like the bitter end. My sister who was only 50 years old was in hospice for two weeks before she died of oat cell cancer which had riddled her body. My mother never made it to hospice before she died at 61 of emphysema related organ failure.

I mentioned what happenned to him back in January...he's in hospice care at the present time as well as being cared for by his family. He has daily dialysis and a severely damaged heart and liver. He's in pretty bad shape and he's not going to get any better

Its likely the hard truth....that's where I would be if I was him. If I had daily dialysis and multiple heart attacks, I would check myself into hospice care to be properly taken care of until my medical issues were taken care of and Derek has way too many of them so he needs the best care.

The fact is that we are all going to die someday so its best to have some peace and quiet, make good with God, and go out with some sort of dignity and respect.

FUCK YOU'RE DUMB AND IGNORANT; you go to a hospice to die you fool. You don't "check in" to get your health issues sorted. You check in to check out, permanently.

Most people do. Some are just a little more insecure than others which makes them try harder. Unfortunately, trying hard to be liked rarely works out well.

I don't always agree with your posts, but hey that's what makes us humans , if we all thought the same it would be pretty boring - but what I do like is your wisdom and more mellowed view on things that comes with age.. Good asset to the board.

As far as I know, Derek is still alive, it is rather unkind to speak of the living as if they were no longer with us.

I looked up the term troll because I was only guessing at its definition. After reading the definition of an Internet troll, I question how Derek qualifies as being a troll. On the other hand, I can see where a lot of other people, including posters on Getbig, absolutely embody the definition of a troll.

FUCK YOU'RE DUMB AND IGNORANT; you go to a hospice to die you fool. You don't "check in" to get your health issues sorted. You check in to check out, permanently.

He IS NOT in a hospice.

I said he's receiving "hospice care". I didn't say anything about him going to a hospice because he's at home with his family and he's being driven to his dialysis treatments.

But just because he's at home doesn't mean squat. He's not recovering...he's dying......he's not at the gym, he's not at the Hamptons, he's not hanging out with Palumbo, he's not doing any radio shows. He's still posting on Facebook a bit but that's about all. Don't wish to sound like I'm happy at his demise because I'm not but if he's at a state in life where he needs hospice care....he needs to get his affairs in order, period.

I said he's receiving "hospice care". I didn't say anything about him going to a hospice because he's at home with his family and he's being driven to his dialysis treatments.

But just because he's at home doesn't mean squat. He's not recovering...he's dying......he's not at the gym, he's not at the Hamptons, he's not hanging out with Palumbo, he's not doing any radio shows. He's still posting on Facebook a bit but that's about all. Don't wish to sound like I'm happy at his demise because I'm not but if he's at a state in life where he needs hospice care....he needs to get his affairs in order, period.

I said he's receiving "hospice care". I didn't say anything about him going to a hospice because he's at home with his family and he's being driven to his dialysis treatments.

But just because he's at home doesn't mean squat. He's not recovering...he's dying......he's not at the gym, he's not at the Hamptons, he's not hanging out with Palumbo, he's not doing any radio shows. He's still posting on Facebook a bit but that's about all. Don't wish to sound like I'm happy at his demise because I'm not but if he's at a state in life where he needs hospice care....he needs to get his affairs in order, period.

Hospice care is usually given to folks at home whenever possible. My sister went home from the hospital after they determined her cancer was incurable. She was with her husband and children when she died. Hospice provided for her needs and offered her family some counseling. My cousin was in a very expensive nursing facility when she began hospice care, she died at that facility. My wife's sister had hospice care for over two years. She lived at home with round the clock nurses until she died at home. Hospice helped with the cost of her medications and other end of life supplies.

Normally, people receive hospice care when their doctor determines they likely have less then six months to live. Obviously, predicting someone's death is not an exact science. Some people live much longer then six months and some die sooner then expected.